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Jewish voices rise up with concern following ICE killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

The voices have included both progressive Jewish groups that regularly inveigh against right-wing policies and, increasingly, mainstream groups that say they represent American Jews.

Demonstrators carry signs condemning Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) near the site where a man identified as Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents trying to detain him, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 24, 2026.
A billboard in Times Square calls for the release of Ran Gvili, the last remaining hostage in Gaza. (Screenshot)

Ran Gvili, last remaining Israeli hostage in Gaza, featured on two Times Square digital billboards

 Pope Leo XIV holds an audience with representatives of the media in Paul VI hall at the Vatican, May 12, 2025.

New Pope Leo tells Jewish leaders he wants to strengthen dialogue

 Columbia's gates were closed to ID holders the week of University President Minouche Shafik's testimony in Congress.

AJC says it’s ‘appalled’ by Mahmoud Khalil’s views but does not praise his arrest


AJC Arabic video explains what connects Jews to Israel

A new video on the American Jewish Committee's Arabic channel on YouTube explains the Jewish people's connection to Israel.

 The temple mount in Jerusalem

Intl. antisemitism envoys honored in Israel for defending Jews worldwide

AJC said the envoys have shown exemplary leadership, moral courage and outstanding contribution to the global fight against antisemitism.

 American Jewish Committee (AJC) honoring international antisemitism envoys

US to rejoin UNESCO five years after quitting over Palestinian statehood

The move had largely been anticipated since the US Congressional Omnibus bill approved in December 2022 included funding for UNESCO.

 A UNESCO sign is seen at the UNESCO headquarters, on the day of the opening of the second session of negotiations around a future treaty on tackling plastic pollution, in Paris, France, May 29, 2023.

Passover message remains as powerful as ever when Ukrainians fight for freedom- Amb. Markarova

Like last year, the keynote speaker at AJC's Ambassadors’ Seder was Oksana Markarova, Ambassador of Ukraine to Washington.

 Ukraine's ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova walks between meetings with members of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, US. February 28, 2022.

Interfaith center, including synagogue, to open in Abu Dhabi on Thursday

The center will hold its first Shabbat services this weekend.

 The Abrahamic Family House.

41% of US Jews feel less secure than last year - AJC report

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) released its fourth annual “State of Antisemitism in America Report.” Here's what they found.

Have some American Jews replaced Judaism with liberalism?

Jewish groups condemn series of antisemitic incidents in Washington, DC area

“We cannot normalize or become inured to the proliferation of such heinous acts,” several leaders wrote in a joint statement.

The front of Walt Whitman High School

Will a right-wing government in Israel further alienate US Jewry?

US-ISRAELI AFFAIRS: Leaders of US Jewish organizations have different opinions about the future of relations with the Jewish state.

 Then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes the stage to speak at the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, in 2018.

Antisemitic works on display at Warsaw Historical Book Fair

The annual Historical Book Fair in Warsaw is supported by the office of the Polish President Andrzej Duda.

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Reform rabbi to be knighted by Pope Francis for his work on Jewish-Catholic relations

A. James Rudin will become the ninth Jewish person to receive the honor in the Order’s nearly 200-year history.

 Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer from a window at the Vatican September 18, 2022.